Executive Summary from the Green Paper

March 2011

Executive Summary

1. Early identification and support2. Giving parent’s control3. Learning and achieving4. Preparing for adulthood5. Service working together for

families

Giving Parent’s Control

Supporting families through the system• Continuation of Early Support resources

Clearer information for parents• Local Authorities to set out local offer of support• Slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information

Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child

• Individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan A clear choice of school

• Parents will have rights to express a preference for a state-funded school

Short breaks for carers and children• Continue to invest in short breaks

Mediation to resolve disagreements• Use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the

Tribunal

Early Identification and Support

Early identification of need• Health and development review at 2-2½ years

Support in early years from health professionals• Greater capacity from health visiting services

Accessible and high quality early years provision• DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years• Tickell Review of EYFS• Free entitlement 15 hours for disadvantaged 2 year olds

A new approach to statutory assessment• Education, Health and Care plan to replace statement

A more efficient statutory assessment process• DoH improve the provision and timelines of health

advice• Reduce time limit for current statutory assessment

process to 20 weeks

Learning and Achievement

Developing excellent teaching practice for SEN in schools and colleges

Effective leadership is critical to changing ethos and approach in schools and colleges

Getting the best from all school and college staff The Achievement for All approach Challenging low expectations of, and targeting

support for, children with SEN Identifying and tackling the causes of difficult

behaviour Improving access to wider behaviour support Special Schools Special Free Schools Stronger school accountability

Preparing for adulthood

Planning for young people’s futures

A broad range of education and learning opportunities

• Wolf Review

Employment opportunities and support• Role of Disability Employment Advisers

A co-ordinated transition to adult health services• Joint working across all services

Support for independent Living

Services working together for families

Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children,young people and families

Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative,

innovative and high quality services Supporting the development of high quality speech and

language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession

Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use

of funding Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a

greater role in delivering services Exploring a national banded funding framework Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16

funding arrangements

Consultation runs from9th March – 30th June 2011